Carmen’s Simple Butterflies Card

I'm truly becoming a fan of simple and understated cards lately, and Carmen DeBruce showed us a perfectly elegant example of that style at our May Demo Meeting last week.    This card is so gorgeous, yet it's so quick and easy to put together! The background is created with Presto Patterns Designer Series Paper.  …

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It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye Contest Details!

In only a little more than 10 days, we'll know which stamp sets will be gone forever! The Last Chance Retiring Stamp List will be announced on June 1. It's always a little bittersweet for me, because I just know that I'm gonna be losing some images that I LOVE.  But, I know, that's the …

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Fabulous Florets Telescoping Circle Card

I found a super-cool "wow" card online last week and I had to try it out!  It's a telescoping card!  Check it out!  It starts out looking like this…    Then you pull the satin ribbon tab and it starts telescoping open… Pull it a little more and it opens even more… Pretty awesome, don't …

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Love Letter Fun Flowers Bookmark

My May Stamp Club group had the choice of creating my original Lap of Luxury Fun Flowers Bookmark in Concord Crush and Blushing Bride, or this one with the Love Letters Designer Serieis Paper…    This was by far the more popular!  I love it, too!  The Love Letter DSP is one of my favorites …

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Faux Suede Fun Flowers Magnet

Today I'm sharing another fun project using the Fun Flowers Die along with easy-to-die-cut Magnet Sheets!  This idea is courtesy of the always-inspiring Becky Roberts from Inking Idaho: Fun Flowers Magnet.        Here's my version, which is nearly identical to hers, except that I used a Rhinestone Brad in the center (hers had …

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Nautical Expedition Suite & Spiral Border Punch

I hosted my monthly Stamp Club for the first time in my Too Cool Stamping Studio last night.  Woohoo!  It went pretty well, even though it felt weird not to be packing up all my stuff to take down to our usual spot at the fire station community center.  Obviously weird in a good way! …

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